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City of Columbus receives over $16 million in grants
City of Columbus receives over $16 million in grants
COLUMBUS–The Texas General Land Office came to Columbus on April 2, hefting two big grant checks in the amount of $16,829,489 to be used on needed infrastructure repairs in the city. 04/10/2024 23:00
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
There is no excuse for child abuse. Statistics show that over 600,000 children a year are abused in the United States. There are over seven million children in the child welfare system, with over 15 percent of children abused in their first year of life. Girls suffer abuse more than boys. 04/10/2024 23:00
Beloved local physician retires
Beloved local physician retires
Dr. William McBroom will retire from practice in La Grange after close to 45 years of community service in the healthcare field primarily in Fayette and Lee counties. He has been a leader, a friend and an excellent physician. 04/10/2024 23:00
Seelke new WISD superintendent
Seelke new WISD superintendent
WEIMAR - Chase Seelke was officially voted in as the new superintendent of Weimar Independent School District on March 29. 04/10/2024 23:00
Texas Select Custom Cutlery event fills hall
Texas Select Custom Cutlery event fills hall
BELLVILLE – The largest custom knife show in Texas lived up to its name on April 6, when over 150 individual knife makers converged on the Austin County Fair Convention and Expo Center in Bellville. 04/10/2024 23:00
Registration begins for WCJC
Registration begins for WCJC
WHARTON – Registration for Wharton County Junior College’s May 2024 Mini-Term and Summer 2024 semester opens on Tuesday, April 2. 04/03/2024 23:00
CHPT to host Curtain Call Conversations
CHPT to host Curtain Call Conversations
COLUMBUS–The Columbus Historical Preservation Trust will host several conversations about the theater. 04/03/2024 23:00
Sporting Clays event to support Grassland and Wildlife Conservation
Sporting Clays event to support Grassland and Wildlife Conservation
SEALY – Cat Spring-based nonprofit Wildlife Habitat Fed eration (WHF) will hold a sporting clays fundraiser April 18 at Texas Premier Sporting Arms located at 7311 TX-36 in Sealy. The event starts at noon with a catered barbecue lunch followed by refreshments and an awards ceremony with custom trophies. Team registrations are available online at https://whf-texas.org; pre-registration is required. 04/03/2024 23:00
Ease Stress, Anxiety, & Depression with a Vitamin
Ease Stress, Anxiety, & Depression with a Vitamin
Stress, anxiety, and depression appear to be epidemic in our modern culture. Recent studies reveal that nearly 1 in 4 Americans are currently taking prescription mental health medication. Reasons for this increased societal anxiety may be difficult to determine. 04/03/2024 23:00
Bluebonnet raising awareness in April during Child Abuse Prevention Month
Bluebonnet raising awareness in April during Child Abuse Prevention Month
BASTROP – Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative and several local organizations have joined the campaign to raise awareness during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, agencies that serve 11 counties in the Bluebonnet region, the Children’s Advocacy Center that serves Bastrop, Lee and Fayette counties, and the SAFE Alliance are among the local organizations that support families affected by abuse and neglect. 04/03/2024 23:00
“Perfection”
“Perfection”
I was lying in bed the other night in the little apartment my husband, Peter, and I rent in Mexico, and thinking that things were perfect. Then I wondered what that meant. 04/03/2024 23:00
Once the Texas GOP’s “weak link,” Attorney General Ken Paxton is growing more popular and powerful
Once the Texas GOP’s “weak link,” Attorney General Ken Paxton is growing more popular and powerful
Ten months ago, impeached and suspended from office, things looked bleak for Attorney General Ken Paxton. 04/03/2024 23:00
2024 Fayette County Junior Livestock Show and Sale
2024 Fayette County Junior Livestock Show and Sale
04/03/2024 23:00
Fayetteville Community Center and Performance Theater gets major boost
Fayetteville Community Center and Performance Theater gets major boost
Center and Performance 04/03/2024 23:00
Fayetteville square site of memories and more
Fayetteville square site of memories and more
04/03/2024 23:00
Czech Heritage Society crowns new queen
Czech Heritage Society crowns new queen
04/03/2024 23:00
CJHS band earns Sweepstakes
CJHS band earns Sweepstakes
04/03/2024 23:00
Child predator arrested
Child predator arrested
WILLIAM CRAIG BURCH 04/03/2024 23:00
Schulenburg PD joins Operation Lone Star
Schulenburg PD joins Operation Lone Star
04/03/2024 23:00
Accomplished author to speak at Weimar Public Library
Accomplished author to speak at Weimar Public Library
WEIMAR - Historical fiction writer Barbara Ortwein is here from Germany, and she certainly has some stories to tell! 04/03/2024 23:00
Krause resigns from JP position
Krause resigns from JP position
BELLVILLE - Wilfred W. Krause recently vacated the Austin County Jus - tice of the Peace, Precinct 2 position during a regular commissioner's court meeting on March 25, where Judge Tim Lapham read his resignation let - ter. Krause's resignation goes into effect April 2. 04/03/2024 23:00
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